english idioms

a list of idioms sentences

He comes across as a real gentleman

Si presenta come un vero gentiluomo

I get the impression/feeling she’s very principled

Ho l’impressione che è veramente di principi

Once he’s made up his mind, he won’t back down even if he’s in the wrong

Una volta presa una decisione non si tira indietro neanche se ha torto

We pride ourselves on

siamo orgogliosi di

Go through a (bit of) a rough patch

attraversare un momento difficile

Keep an eye on someone

tenere d’occhio qualcuno

Not be on speaking terms with [sb]

non essere in buoni rapporti con qualcuno

On first name terms with [sb]

in confidenza, ci diamo del tu con qualcuno

See eye to eye

vederla allo stesso modo

Put someone at their ease

mettere qualcuno a proprio agio

Get on [smb] nerves

dare sui nervi a qualcuno

keep (ourselves) to ourselves

to stay apart from other people

He doesn’t pull his weight

he doesn’t work hard enough or as hard as other people

to take the mickey out

sfottere

Tell me about it

Non dirlo a me

The flip side is

il rovescio della medaglia

What are you in the mood for?

cosa ti piacerebbe fare in base al tuo mood

It's a bit of a hike.

it’s a long walk

pipe down

shut up!

too many cooks spoil the broth

troppi cuochi rovinano il brodo

They live out in the sticks

vivono in una zona rurale o molto isolata

I can take it or leave it

I don’t mind it, but I don’t love it

I've set my heart on it.

Ci ho messo tutto me stesso, volere intensamente

jump ship

abbandonare la nave

up a creek without a paddle

essere nei guai

whatever floats your boat

come meglio ti pare

when your ship comes in

quando farai fortuna

follow the trend

to do what others did before you

for the sake of argument

per ipotesi

this is spot on

questo è il punto

up a creek without a paddle

merda fino al collo/essere nei guai

whatever floats your boat

come meglio ti pare (non è as you like)

like ships in the nigth

quando due persone non si incorciano mai

in the same boat

nella stessa barca

when my ship cames in

quando farò fortuna

bite you toungue

stop myself from saying what I really think

on the tip of my toungue

avere qualcosa sulla punta della lingua

cat got your tongue

ti ha mangiato la lingua il gatto?

tongue tied

avere difficoltà a dire qualcosa per il nervosismo

slip of the tongue

quando fai una gaffe

speak your mind

express your opinion

to talk back

reply to person in rude way

talk down (to someone)

“degnarsi“ di parlare con qualcuno

do your good deeds

fai le tue buone azioni

every now and then

di tanto in tanto

find peace and quite

trovare pace e tranquillità

full to the brim

pieno fino all’orlo

I thought long and hard

ci ho pensato molto

I’m sick and tired of

sono stufa marcia

with flying colors

con ottimi voti

take sanctuary

trovare rifugio

tick as a brick

duro come un coccio

Take something in your stride

Prendere le cose come vengono, te ne freghi di quello che dicono gli altri

take something for granted

dare qualcosa per scontato

take something to pieces

smontare, disassemblare

make your mind up

ha preso la sua decisione

draw a lesson

imparare una lezione

may well prove to be

potrebbe anche rivelarsi

Lost touch with

perdere i contatti con qualcuno

the bottom line

la conclusione, morale della favola

Go ahead, twist my arm

persuade someone to do something

at my wits end on (getting rid of something)

to be extremely frustrated or confused about how to handle a situation.

this seems at odds with …

this is in conflict with...

sleep tight

a way of wishing someone a good night's sleep.

top dog

the person in charge or the most dominant in a group.

ahead of the pack

being more successful or advanced than others in a group.

go from rags to riches

to rise from poverty to great wealth or success.

today is gonna be something

special or significant.

you are a quack

a person who pretend to have medical skills

you have a point there

you raised an interesting question

from the bottom of my heart

dal profondo del mio cuore

don’t lose heart

non perderti d’animo

put you hearth at rest

mettiti il cuore in pace

hit the town

go out for party or celebration

She got a one track-mind

She has only one thing in her head at the moment.

she just blew my mind

I was really impressed with her ideas.

I gave him a piece of my mind

I told him exactly what I thought

We filed a claim!

Abbiamo inoltrato un reclamo

bull market

A stock market in which share prices are rising

bear market

A stock market in which share prices are falling

be up to date

essere all’avanguardia

be on the ball

essere in gamba

He is not quite up to scratch

non è all'altezza

go off without a hitch

occour without a problem